Q. Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of all three terms.24c+36d+18=
Identify GCF of coefficients: Identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerical coefficients 24, 36, and 18.To find the GCF, we list the factors of each number and find the largest factor that is common to all three.Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 360, 24Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 368, 360, 18, 36Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 368, 18The GCF is 6.
Use distributive property: Use the distributive property to factor out the GCF from each term.The distributive property states that a(b+c)=ab+ac.Applying this to our expression, we get:6(624c+636d+618)Perform the division for each term:6(4c+6d+3)
Perform division for each term: Check the factored expression to ensure that when the GCF is distributed back to each term, we get the original expression.6×4c=24c6×6d=36d6×3=18The original expression is recovered, so there is no math error.
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